Inviting Student Interns

The Student Intern program is a structured and guided work-based learning program for students currently enrolled in postsecondary academic institutions outside the United States, set forth in an individualized Training/Internship Placement Plan (T/IPP), that:

Recognizes the need for work-based experience.

Provides on-the-job exposure to U.S. techniques, methodologies and expertise.

Please note: the internship must take place at Georgetown University. OGS will not authorize third-party internships.

The host professor must ensure that the Student Intern has English language skills, sufficient to function on a day-to-day basis in the internship environment through an in-person, telephone, Skype or videoconference interview.

A Student Intern must have sufficient finances to support themselves for the entire stay in the United States. Please see the application form for the amount of funding considered sufficient for support at Georgetown University.

If a Student Intern will be paid by GU, they must secure a letter from the home institution's dean or academic advisor approving the paid employment. The Georgetown host Department should also produce a letter of offer for the paid Student Intern (on letterhead, with a signature) stating the terms of the internship and the amount of payment.

Documentation of non-GU funding may be: (1) a letter or recent bank statement (less than six months old) from a financial institution in which the Student Intern has funds indicating the present balance in numeric figures, or (2) a contract or award letter from a sponsoring institution indicating the amount of financial sponsorship and the dates that the Student Intern's expenses will be covered. The documents must be in English.

All Student Interns must be evaluated, and all evaluations must be completed prior to the conclusion of the internship program. Internship programs exceeding six months in duration require a midpoint and a concluding evaluation. Internship programs of six months or less require a concluding evaluation only.